Chevrolet Optra

NEW DELHI: The Indian subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors will launch a premium sedan 'Chevrolet Optra' later this month, making India the second country in the world after South Korea where this vehicle would be produced locally. Company officials told PTI that the 1800cc engine-fitted car would be introduced as part of aggressive efforts by the parent company to increase its presence in the domestic automobile market. The GM officials declined to disclose the price positioning of...

NEW DELHI: Betting big on the diesel variant of its compact car 'Beat', General Motors (GM) today said it expects its sales to far exceed the average industry sales growth in the current year though current economic condition could play a spoilsport. "In 2011, our sales were 1,11,570 units, up one per cent over the previous year's. This year, we expect to grow at double the rate of industry growth," General Motors India Vice President (Sales, Marketing...

NEW DELHI: General Motors India on Friday launched the CNG variant of its sedan Chevrolet Optra priced at Rs 8.1 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The CNG initiative is a manifestation of our resolve to address the needs of consumers nation-wide through the growing line-up of Chevrolet vehicles, GM President and Managing Director Rajeev Chaba said. To start with, the Optra CNG will be available in those cities where CNG is available, including Delhi, Mumbai and Gujarat,...

BANGALORE: General Motors India on Tuesday said it plans to sell 10,000 to 12,000 units annually of its newly launched luxury sedan, "Chevrolet Optra". "D1 is one of the fastest growing segments. We plan to sell 1,000 cars in a month," P Balendran, Vice-President (Corporate Affairs) of GM India, told reporters.. About 6,000 to 7,000 units were planned to be sold this year, Sanjeev Garg, director, Vehicle and Part Sales, said. D1 segment, he said, had seen a 97 per cent...

NEW DELHI: General Motors India today reported total sales of 7,124 units for July, up 45 per cent from that in the same month last year. The July sales comprised 2,244 units of the Chevrolet Spark, 1,722 units of Chevrolet Beat, 1,546 units of the Chevrolet Tavera, the company said in a statement. During the month, the company also sold 639 units of the sedan Chevrolet Cruze, mid-sized sedan 375 units of Chevrolet Aveo, premium compact car 240 units of Chevrolet...

NEW DELHI: General Motors India has registered an impressive growth of 61% in sales in May 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 8,225 units in May 2010 against 5,109 units in May last year. The May 2010 sales comprise of 2,812 units of the Chevrolet Spark, 2,296 units of Chevrolet Beat, 1,418 units of the Chevrolet Tavera, 854 units of the Cruze, 396 Units of Chevrolet Aveo, 312 units of Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, 84 units of the Chevrolet...

BANGALORE: General Motors India (GM) may aggressively price its new C++ segment offering, Chevrolet Optra, in the Rs 8-10 lakh bracket. To be launched next week in three petrol variants, the car is expected to grab market share from mid-size cars like Mitsubishi Lancer, Baleno and Honda City (replacement expected in the last quarter of '03), and to nibble into the upper-end turf shared by the likes of Toyota Corolla and Skoda Octavia. The pricing and features of the top-end Chevrolet Optra is...

NEW DELHI: Led by strong growth in its luxury sedan Chevrolet Optra, auto major General Motors India on Tuesday reported a 123.5 per cent growth in car sales in June 2004 to 2,418 units from 1,082 units in the same month last year. The sales included 804 units of Optra, 800 units of multi-utility vehicle Tavera and 786 units of Opel Corsa, a company statement said here. Chevrolet Optra also emerged as the market leader in the luxury sedan category during March-June 2004, capturing...

AHMEDABAD: The domestic arm of global automaker General Motors plans to roll out 50,000 cars annually by '05. After beginning a second shift at its Halol plant earlier this month following the launch of Chevrolet Optra, General Motors India (GMI) is expecting to produce around 25,000 passenger cars this year. Aditya Vij, president, GMI, told ET the company is planning to double the production of vehicles in the coming two years. "We have also doubled the number of employees at the Halol...

General Motors India recently handed over a brand new Chevrolet Cruze to Vindu Dara Singh son of legendary wrestler Dara Singh, winner of the 'Bigg Boss Contest' at a function held in Mumbai. The house mates of the reality show Bigg Boss 3 had the opportunity to win the Chevrolet Cruze, for being the most bold and stylish contestant. In his message on the occasion, Ankush Arora, vice-president , GM India, said, "We are pleased to get associated with the Big Boss event as...

NEW DELHI: Riding high on the success of the popular Chevrolet brand, General Motors India has registered a record growth of 126 % in sales in February 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 11,111 units in February 2010 against 4,921 units in February last year recording an all time high in monthly sales. This is the first time that the company has crossed ten thousand units sales in a month since the inception of the...

NEW DELHI: General Motors India today said its sales more than doubled to 8,258 units in December 2009, making it the highest-ever monthly sales in the 13 years of its operations in India. During the corresponding period last year, General Motors India(GMI) had sold 4,041 units. The company sold 4,147 units of the hatchback Chevrolet Spark, 616 units of the newly launched sedan Cruze and 859 units of the latest compact car Chevrolet Beat in December 2009, GMI...

NEW DELHI: Carmaker General Motors India on Thursday reported a 48.51 per cent jump in its sales at 7,654 units in September, the highest ever monthly sales registered by the company in the domestic market. GM India had sold a total of 5,154 units during September last year. The company's small car Chevrolet Spark registered a more than two-fold jump in its sales at 4,706 units, the highest ever sales since its introduction, the company said in a statement. ...